{"product_id":"9780141191812-retail-the-diary-of-a-provincial-lady","title":"The Diary of a Provincial Lady","description":"The much-loved comic masterpiece of domestic life, new to Penguin Modern Classics with an introduction by Rachel Johnson\n\n'January 22nd - Robert startles me at breakfast by asking if my cold - which he has hitherto ignored - is better. I reply that it has gone. Then why, he asks, do I look like that? Feel that life is wholly unendurable, and decide madly to get a new hat'\n\nIt's not easy being a Provincial Lady in Devonshire in the 1920s, juggling a grumpy husband, mischievous children and a host of domestic dilemmas - from rice mould to a petulant cook. But this Provincial Lady will not be defeated; not by wayward flower bulbs, not by unexpected houseguests, not even by the Blitz. She will continue to preside over the W.I., endure rain-drenched family picnics and succeed as a published author, all the while tending to her strawberries. \n \nThe Diary of a Provincial Lady is a brilliantly observed comic novel, as funny and fresh today as when it was first written.","brand":"Book Grocer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49031078346971,"sku":"9780141191812-RETAIL","price":25.49,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/0329abd6-4b34-49b4-b416-f59fd3788827.jpg?v=1785208283","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/9780141191812-retail-the-diary-of-a-provincial-lady","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}